One of the best ways to keep your finger on the pulse of emerging art trends in London is to attend some of the vital degree shows which open to the public starting this month. May launches the London degree show season where Visual Arts students are given the opportunity to showcase case the work that has formed the basis of their degrees.
Through Our Art, What we leave behind human beings can fall in love across many generations – Bob And Roberta Smith
The shows are always interesting and act as a barometer for the future direction of contemporary art. The range of media is extensive from painting, sculpture, print, video, photography to performance art and styles/ subject matters vary enormously. Here is a comprehensive list of all the major London degree art shows scheduled for the summer. Top Image: Bob And Roberta Smith © 2017
Degree Shows
May
Slade School of Art BA/BFA
20-25 May
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Central Saint Martins Degree Shows 2017 Show One
24 – May 28
Art: BA Fine Art, MA Fine Art, MA Photography, MA Art & Science, MRes: Art – Exhibition Studies, MRes Art – Moving Image, MRes Art – Theory and Philosophy.
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LCC Degree Shows 2017: Media School
Thursday, May 25 – Wednesday, May 31
Private View: Wednesday 24 May 2017, 6-9pm (RSVP via Eventbrite)
Exhibition open: Thursday 25 – Wednesday 31 May 2017
Courses featured are:
BA (Hons) Advertising
BA (Hons) Journalism (exhibiting at LCC Studio in Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre)
BA (Hons) Photography
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
June
Kingston University
Saturday 3 June – Friday 9 June 2017
Kingston University Undergraduate Degree Show 2017
London College of Fashion
Monday, Jun 05 – Monday, Jun 05
LCFBA17 Catwalk Live Stream
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LCF BA 17 Exhibition
Tuesday, Jun 06 – Wednesday, Jun 07
Tuesday, Jun 06 – Wednesday, Jun 07
London College of Fashion
London
Visit the LCFBA17 exhibition, showcasing student work from across our undergraduate courses including fashion photography, journalism and creative direction.
Running between 6 and 7 June 2017, LCFBA17 will showcase the work of the graduating class of 2017 from across our design and communication courses. Old Spitalfields Market will be transformed into a multifunctional catwalk and exhibition show space, featuring student work from across fashion design technology, photography and styling
LCC Degree Shows 2017: Screen School
Wednesday 7 – Saturday 10 June 2017
Wednesday, Jun 07 – Saturday, Jun 10
Courses featured are:
BA (Hons) Animation
BA (Hons) Film and Television
BA (Hons) Film Practice
BA (Hons) Games Design
BA (Hons) Live Events and Television
BA (Hons) Sound Arts and Design
Slade School of Art
Thursday 8- Saturday 17 June 2017
MA/MFA/PHD
Goldsmiths
Degree Shows
Thursday 15-Monday 19 June 2017
BA Fine Art, BA Fine Art and History of Art
The annual exhibition of BA graduate work from Goldsmiths’ influential art department brings together three years of creative and critical Fine Art practice in one, final-year showcase.
Wimbledon Undergraduate Summer Show 2017
Thursday 15 June -Saturday 24 June
BA Fine Art: Painting
BA Fine Art: Print & Time-Based Media
BA Fine Art: Sculpture
BA Theatre & Screen: Costume Design
BA Theatre & Screen: Costume Interpretation
BA Theatre & Screen: Set Design for Screen
BA Theatre & Screen: Technical Arts & Special Effects
BA Theatre & Screen: Theatre Design
Wimbledon MFA Summer Show 2017
Degree Show
Thursday 15 June -Saturday 24 June 2017
LCC Degree Shows 2017: Design School
Friday, Jun 16 – Thursday, Jun 22
Courses featured are:
BA (Hons) Design Management and Cultures
BA (Hons) Graphic and Media Design
BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media
BA (Hons) Interaction Design Arts
BA (Hons) Spatial Design
Contextual and Theoretical Studies
Chelsea Undergraduate Summer Show 2017
Friday, Jun 16 – Saturday, Jun 24
BA Fine Art
BA Graphic Design Communication
BA Interior & Spatial Design
FdA Interior Design
BA Textile Design
Graduate Diploma Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Camberwell College of Arts MA Conservation Summer Show 2017
Saturday, Jun 17 – Saturday, Jun 24
Saturday, Jun 17 – Saturday, Jun 24
Camberwell College of Arts Undergraduate Summer Show 2017
Saturday, Jun 17 – Saturday, Jun 24
Camberwell College of Arts
45-65 Peckham Road Camberwell London
Catch the up and coming artists, designers of tomorrow at Camberwell College of Arts from the following courses:
Undergraduate Fine Art Programme
BA Drawing
BA Painting
BA Photography
BA Sculpture
Undergraduate Design Programme
BA Graphic Design
BA Illustration
BA 3D Design
FdA Graphic Design
FdA Illustration
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Central Saint Martins Degree Shows 2017 Show Two
Wednesday, Jun 21 – Sunday, Jun 25
Product, Ceramic & Industrial Design – BA Ceramic Design, BA Product Design, MA Design: Ceramics, Furniture or Jewellery, MA Industrial Design
Culture and Enterprise – BA Culture, Criticism and Curation, MA Innovation Management
Drama and Performance – BA Performance Design and Practice, MA Performance Design and Practice, MA Character Animation
Fashion – BA Fashion, Graduate Diploma in Fashion
Graphic Communication Design – BA Graphic Design, MA Communication Design
Spatial Practices – BA Architecture, MA Architecture, MA Narrative Environments
Jewellery and Textiles – BA Jewellery Design, BA Textile Design, MA Material Futures
John Cass School of Art, London Metropolitan University
23 June to 8 July
Students from all Cass disciplines will exhibit their work at the main Cass Summer Show from 23 June to 8 July, with a private view on 22 June from 3.00pm to 9.30pm. The extended private view day will include a series of prize giving ceremonies for Art, Architecture and Design students beginning at 3.30pm leading up to a launch party in the evening.
Royal College of Art
24 June 2017 to 2 July 2017
Exhibiting programmes: Animation, Architecture, Ceramics & Glass, Critical & Historical Studies, Critical Writing in Art & Design, Contemporary Art Practice, Curating Contemporary Art, Design Interactions, Design Products, Global Innovation Design, History of Design, Information Experience Design, Innovation Design Engineering, Interior Design, Jewellery & Metal, Painting, Photography, Print, Sculpture, Service Design, Textiles, Vehicle Design, Visual Communication
The RCA Fashion Show takes place on 8/9 June.
The School of Architecture will exhibit at an external location from 29 June – 2 July (closed on 30 June).
Open 12–8pm daily, The Workshop, 26 Lambeth High Street, SE1
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Camberwell Open House 2017
Saturday, Jun 24 – Saturday, Jun 24
Camberwell College of Arts
1 – 4 Wilson Road & 45 – 65 Peckham Road
11am to 4pm
Open House is a welcoming fun and free event open to all, offering members of our local community and beyond the opportunity to see our students’ work and take part in free art and design workshops.
All workshops are run by Camberwell College of Arts’ experienced tutors and students. At Open House you can learn first-hand how to produce simple photographic images, create a stop motion animation or try out letterpress. In addition, this is a great chance to look round the Summer Shows following our map!
Now in its 13th Year, Open House is a permanent feature on the Camberwell community’s events calendar. The day is hugely popular with local families, many returning year after year. Feedback from visitors to previous events:
‘Fantastic access to see inside and the workings of one of the local area’s great institutions’
‘Very relaxed and fun’
‘Great atmosphere and a brilliant opportunity to try so many different processes with great technical support and materials – all free!’
‘Plenty of activities’
‘We came last year and really enjoyed it, so came back this year’
‘It’s an exciting way for my son to get a flavour of some of the resources and practices available at Art School’
Open House is supported by CRAFT (Camberwell Residential Academic & Fellowship Trust), UAL Widening Participation and Overbury.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Wednesday 28 June -Sunday 2 July 2017
City & Guilds of London Art School
Degree Show: Fine Art, Conservation & Historic Carving
July
Goldsmiths
Thursday 13 July (PV)-Monday 17 July 2017
MFA in Fine Art
A highlight of the contemporary art world calendar, the 2017 MFA exhibition displays work by artists who have studied on Goldsmiths’ world-renowned postgraduate Fine Art programme.
Camberwell College of Arts MA Summer Show 2017
Thursday, Jul 13 – Wednesday, Jul 19
MA Book Arts
MA Designer Maker
MA Fine Art Digital
MA Illustration
MA Printmaking
September
Wimbledon MA Summer Show 2017
Thursday, Sep 07 – Thursday, Sep 14
MA Drawing
MA Painting
MA Theatre Design
Chelsea MA Summer Show 2017
Friday, Sep 08 – Thursday, Sep 14
MA Fine Art Degree Show
MA Interior & Spatial Design
MA Textile Design
MA Curating & Collections
City & guilds of London Art School
Wednesday 13 September – Sunday 17 September 2017
MA Fine Art Show
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